Resumen

IZCARA-PALACIOS, Simón Pedro. Primogeniture as an element of vulnerability to sex trafficking in Mexico and Central america. Pap. poblac [online]. 2022, vol.28, n.111, pp.199-225.  Epub 19-Sep-2022. ISSN 2448-7147.  https://doi.org/10.22185/24487147.2022.111.08.

This article, based on a qualitative methodology that includes in-depth interviews with 50 women from Mexico and Central America who held the position of older sister and were prostituted as minors, aims to examine the vulnerability to trafficking presented by first-born daughters in dysfunctional poor households. We conclude that in poor households in Mexico and Central America, where parents abandon the role of providers, it is not uncommon for first-born daughters to take charge of the domestic economy and sacrifice their lives to take care of their younger siblings. This situation makes them vulnerable to sex trafficking.

Palabras llave : Primogeniture; prostitution; sex trafficking; Mexico; Central America.